From:	Rand Ratinac docwagon101@*****.com
Subject:	Cash, Credit and Crime
Date:	Wed, 30 Jun 1999 17:26:18 -0700 (PDT)

<Snippola(TM)>
> Not true. Certified credsticks are the equivalent of bearer bonds.
The only information linked to them is the balance in the account. Nor
does a stick to stick transfer neccecarily keep any of that
information, just that you paid X cred to someone else and therefore
you dont have it.
>
> Why? because Megacorps own the banks and they want to be able to
keep their hands clean.

...and no...

According to the Lone Star sourcebook, the CASH on the stick can't be
traced, but the stick itself very possibly can be - reason being, the
stick contains a computer chip which records the actual 'cash value' of
the stick. The bank that ISSUES the stick keeps a record of the chip's
serial number. So this may or may not be a problem. A bank belonging to
an extra-territorial empire doesn't have to provide info to the cops,
and, depending on just who it belongs to, may or may not decide to
help. You're in trouble if you've been screwing with the bosses of that
bank, though. A local bank, on the other hand, is more likely to
cooperate with the cops.

But don't forget, the cops STILL have to tie the stick to you. If the
cops have been tracking a stick from one person to another, you can end
that particular problem by transferring the cred to another stick and
then DESTROYING the stick (i.e. slag it down completely). A handy blast
furnace will do the trick.

As a matter of fact, that's a good tip for runners. NEVER keep the
stick your Johnson gives you. Transfer the cred to a stick of your own
and destroy the Johnson's stick. That way, any problems along that line
of inquiry that you don't know about can't be traced to you.

*Doc' starts stuffing unidentified items into the trash compactor.
"What? Sticks? No no no, these are just, uh...empty pens...yes, that'll do..."*
==Doc'
(aka Mr. Freaky Big, Super-Dynamic Troll of Tomorrow)

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